The Gotthard Base The world’s longest railway tunnel Ambros Zgraggen Head of Communication AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd

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• concept • challenges • key success factors 591976 - LZ

2 The Gotthard Base Tunnel concept: freight corridor 1 Rotterdam - Genoa 591976 - LZ

3 The Gotthard Base Tunnel concept: transalpine goods traffic 591976 - LZ

4 The Gotthard Base Tunnel concept: connections to the european high-speed rail network 591976 - LZ

5 The Gotthard Base Tunnel concept: flat route through the Alps 591976 - LZ

6 The Gotthard Base Tunnel concept: tunnel system 591976 - LZ

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• concept • challenges • key success factors 591976 - LZ

8 The Gotthard Base Tunnel challenge: political process

• 1992 approval to the concept by the Swiss People

• 1998 approval to the financing by the Swiss People 591976 -

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The Gotthard Base Tunnel challenge: financing of the project

NRLA (45%) Heavy road vehicle New Rail Link through the Alps tax (64%)

Rail 2000 Phase 1 and ZEB (44%) ZEB: Future Development of the Railway Infrastructure Fund for the Oil tax financing of (23%) public transport HSR (4%) European High-Speed Rail Network

Value added tax Noise mitigation (VAT) (13%) (7%) 591976 - LZ

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c. Gotthard route 13 157 591976 - LZ

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12 The Gotthard Base Tunnel challenge: geology 591976 - LZ

13 The Gotthard Base Tunnel challenge: technics 591976 - LZ

14 The Gotthard Base Tunnel challenge: spoil management 591976 - LZ

15 The Gotthard Base Tunnel challenge: procurement and contracts 591976 - LZ

16 The Gotthard Base Tunnel challenge: environment and ecology

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18 The Gotthard Base Tunnel key success factor: business model 591976 - LZ

19 The Gotthard Base Tunnel key succcess factor: focus on project management 591976 - LZ

20 The Gotthard Base Tunnel key success factor: internal cost and risk control

Entwicklung mutmassliche Endkosten (MME) und Risikopotenziale (RP) (Gefahren – Chancen), 591976 auf CHF 100 Mio. gerundet (Stand 30.06.2017) - LZ

21 The Gotthard Base Tunnel key success factor: external project control

• politically: by a special commission of the Swiss Parliament

• legally: by approvals of the Federal Authorities

• technically: by independent experts

• financially: by audits

• in quality: by ISO certification 591976 - LZ

22 The Gotthard Base Tunnel key success factor: transparency and communication 591976 - LZ

23 The Gotthard Base Tunnel key success factor: people 591976 - LZ

24 The Gotthard Base Tunnel key success factor: commissioning December 2016 591976 - LZ

25 The Gotthard Base Tunnel next step: 2020

• Commissioning Ceneri Base Tunnel: December 2020 591976 - LZ

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